Palmetto Health’s Ford, Walters selected for health care diversity program

Vince Ford and Cynthia Walters of Palmetto Health have been selected to participated in the Disparities Leadership Program, a yearlong executive leadership program designed to tackle racial and ethnic disparities in health care. At the Columbia-based Palmetto Health hospital system, Ford is chief community services officer and Walters is corporate director of diversity and inclusion. Only 38 people from 18 health care organizations around the United States were selected. The Disparities Leadership Program is designed for leaders from hospitals, health insurance plans, and other health care organizations who are seeking to develop strategies to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The program is led by the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.